Lionel Messi has been ranked as the third best player in Europe this season in a controversial set of ratings.

Messi has struggled to produce his best form in his first season in French football since joining Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona last summer.

The 34-year-old has scored just four goals in Ligue 1 but has managed to provide 13 assists for PSG, who were crowned French champions last weekend following a 1-1 draw with Lens.

Despite his difficulties this season, Messi has been ranked as the third best performer in European football's top five leagues, according to stats website whoscored.com.

The rankings are based on the average match ratings for players in the Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A and the Bundesliga.

The ratings take into account statistics from league matches such as goals, assists, clean sheets, pass success percentage and man of the match performances.

Surprisingly, Messi comes third on the list with an average match rating of 7.71 out of 10

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski tops the rankings with an average match rating of 7.93, closely followed by Messi's PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe with 7.91.

Lewandowski has scored 33 goals in 31 league games this season, while Mbappe has managed 22 goals in 31 league games for PSG.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, the current favourite to win the Ballon d'Or this year, is joint-fourth on the list with an average rating of 7.68.
He scored twice against Manchester City on Tuesday night to take his goals tally for the season to 41, with 25 of those coming in league games.

Benzema shares fourth place with Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, the highest-ranked Premier League player on the list.

Salah also has an average rating of 7.68 after scoring 22 goals in his 31 Premier League games this season.

Here’s how the top 10 looks:

1. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 7.93

2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 7.91

3. Lionel Messi (PSG) 7.71

4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 7.68

5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 7.68

6. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) 7.63

7. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) 7.62

8. Ousmane Demeble (Barcelona) 7.60

9. Neymar (PSG) 7.59

10. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 7.56.

Source : sportbible.com

Wayo wayo

Controversial

They never talk who dey supply them with meth

Lol

DoggoneDogg:


Ligue 1:
Mbappe 22 goals, Messi 4 goals
Mbappe 14 assists, Messi 13 assists

UCL:
Mbappe 6 goals, Messi 5 goals
Mbappe 4 assists, Messi 0 assists

Coupe de France:
Mbappe 5 goals, Messi 0 goals
Mbappe 0 assists, Messi 0 assists


Mbappe outperformed Messi in EVERY competition.

Verdict: Mbappe is far better than Messi.

But wait oh!
Where is Ororo abi him don change name?

DoggoneDogg:
Lol



Verdict: Mbappe is far better than Messi.

LM7 is 35!!!
Quite sad Cris7 wasn't on the list.

Whoever did those ratings is on Rum

DoggoneDogg:
Lol




Verdict: Mbappe is far better than Messi.

its funny u are comparing a young mbappe on his prime with an older messi..
nobody is saying messi performed better than mbappe this season but if u want to start wat u CNT finish, you would lose bcoz wen messi was mbappe's age he was destroying goals records n doing Numbers
mbappe is 23 and messi won hia first ballon d or at 22

messi is d GOAT
the logic is simple, total average match ratings was used n messi is d Only player dt can still have more than an average Rating in a game without a goal n assist n even wen his team lose..
messi can easily be the best player on the pitch even on his bad day...#respect

ussv:
Whoever did those ratings is on Rum

guy..visit the site n learn more...who did the calculations compiled all players ratings from each match..

Unzerious:


LM7 is 35!!!

Quite sad Cris7 wasn't on the list.

not surprised bcoz can only have an above average rating whenever he scores or wen united wins unlike messi that can do so without a goal or an assist bcoz messi is more like a playmaker

Urheadmaster:
Wayo wayo

lolz...try to read n understand....messi is a playmaker, spends more time with d ball n gat good match ratings bcoz he dnt stand on d box n wait to be fed..

Obembet and Lala wouldnt see this one now. Na to be forming village witch on top Messi dem know.

Whoscored ratings are algorithm based using weights attached to set parameters and as such they are very objective.

It just means that we have taken Messi's performances for granted, such that a good display for other players will be bad for Messi. Unlike ignorant fans and emotional pundits, Whoscored will not erase all the good work you've done just because you missed a penalty such as against Madrid. It will consider everything.

2dominate:
Lionel Messi has been ranked as the third best player in Europe this season in a controversial set of ratings.

Messi has struggled to produce his best form in his first season in French football since joining Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona last summer.

The 34-year-old has scored just four goals in Ligue 1 but has managed to provide 13 assists for PSG, who were crowned French champions last weekend following a 1-1 draw with Lens.

Despite his difficulties this season, Messi has been ranked as the third best performer in European football's top five leagues, according to stats website whoscored.com.

The rankings are based on the average match ratings for players in the Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A and the Bundesliga.

The ratings take into account statistics from league matches such as goals, assists, clean sheets, pass success percentage and man of the match performances.

Surprisingly, Messi comes third on the list with an average match rating of 7.71 out of 10

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski tops the rankings with an average match rating of 7.93, closely followed by Messi's PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe with 7.91.

Lewandowski has scored 33 goals in 31 league games this season, while Mbappe has managed 22 goals in 31 league games for PSG.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, the current favourite to win the Ballon d'Or this year, is joint-fourth on the list with an average rating of 7.68.
He scored twice against Manchester City on Tuesday night to take his goals tally for the season to 41, with 25 of those coming in league games.

Benzema shares fourth place with Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, the highest-ranked Premier League player on the list.

Salah also has an average rating of 7.68 after scoring 22 goals in his 31 Premier League games this season.

Here’s how the top 10 looks:

1. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 7.93

2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 7.91

3. Lionel Messi (PSG) 7.71

4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 7.68

5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 7.68

6. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) 7.63

7. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) 7.62

8. Ousmane Demeble (Barcelona) 7.60

9. Neymar (PSG) 7.59

10. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 7.56.

Source : sportbible.com

Sportbible , is this how they intend to draw traffic to their site ?

Ofunwa111:




Sportbible , is this how they intend to draw traffic to their site ?

I dnt think so bcoz attacking messi with his PSG form always draws them huge traffic...d good side of his performance hardly draws traffic..

paulolee:

I dnt think so bcoz attacking messi with his PSG form always draws them huge traffic...d good side of his performance hardly draws traffic..

So in your brain this statistics and rating is correct ?

paulolee:

its funny u are comparing a young mbappe on his prime with an older messi..
nobody is saying messi performed better than mbappe this season but if u want to start wat u CNT finish, you would lose bcoz wen messi was mbappe's age he was destroying goals records n doing Numbers
mbappe is 23 and messi won hia first ballon d or at 22

When Messi was mbappes age , he had not scored the number of goals mbappe has scored both for club and Country

paulolee:
messi is d GOAT
the logic is simple, total average match ratings was used n messi is d Only player dt can still have more than an average Rating in a game without a goal n assist n even wen his team lose..
messi can easily be the best player on the pitch even on his bad day...#respect

U are delusional...thats y no one cares about these awards and ratings ... so in other words , he has been better than every single Premiership player this season and even better than benzema ... this way is the reason y he has an undeserved 7 balon dor ... its certain there is a hierarchy that has been pushing messi down everyone's throat by force....

ThierryJay:
Obembet and Lala wouldnt see this one now. Na to be forming village witch on top Messi dem know.

Whoscored ratings are algorithm based using weights attached to set parameters and as such they are very objective.

It just means that we have taken Messi's performances for granted, such that a good display for other players will be bad for Messi. Unlike ignorant fans and emotional pundits, Whoscored will not erase all the good work you've done just because you missed a penalty such as against Madrid. It will consider everything.

U really want this to be posted on FP?? Instead of u to pray it doesn't get to FP cos if it does... the favouritism that we have always talked about towards messi will b exposed ... those that dint believe will now believe

2dominate:
Lionel Messi has been ranked as the third best player in Europe this season in a controversial set of ratings.

Messi has struggled to produce his best form in his first season in French football since joining Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona last summer.

The 34-year-old has scored just four goals in Ligue 1 but has managed to provide 13 assists for PSG, who were crowned French champions last weekend following a 1-1 draw with Lens.

Despite his difficulties this season, Messi has been ranked as the third best performer in European football's top five leagues, according to stats website whoscored.com.

The rankings are based on the average match ratings for players in the Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A and the Bundesliga.

The ratings take into account statistics from league matches such as goals, assists, clean sheets, pass success percentage and man of the match performances.

Surprisingly, Messi comes third on the list with an average match rating of 7.71 out of 10

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski tops the rankings with an average match rating of 7.93, closely followed by Messi's PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe with 7.91.

Lewandowski has scored 33 goals in 31 league games this season, while Mbappe has managed 22 goals in 31 league games for PSG.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, the current favourite to win the Ballon d'Or this year, is joint-fourth on the list with an average rating of 7.68.
He scored twice against Manchester City on Tuesday night to take his goals tally for the season to 41, with 25 of those coming in league games.

Benzema shares fourth place with Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, the highest-ranked Premier League player on the list.

Salah also has an average rating of 7.68 after scoring 22 goals in his 31 Premier League games this season.

Here’s how the top 10 looks:

1. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 7.93

2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 7.91

3. Lionel Messi (PSG) 7.71

4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 7.68

5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 7.68

6. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) 7.63

7. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) 7.62

8. Ousmane Demeble (Barcelona) 7.60

9. Neymar (PSG) 7.59

10. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) 7.56.

Source : sportbible.com

I will Advice mod to check the authenticity of this thread before we mislead people.

The source is fake site which is prohibited in nairaland. I think the op should be ban.


God bless obembet

ThierryJay:
Obembet and Lala wouldnt see this one now. Na to be forming village witch on top Messi dem know.

Whoscored ratings are algorithm based using weights attached to set parameters and as such they are very objective.

It just means that we have taken Messi's performances for granted, such that a good display for other players will be bad for Messi. Unlike ignorant fans and emotional pundits, Whoscored will not erase all the good work you've done just because you missed a penalty such as against Madrid. It will consider everything.

U dey smoke igbo

Kingcalls:


When Messi was mbappes age , he had not scored the number of goals mbappe has scored both for club and Country

there u go again...when mbappe clocks 34, he can never meet the numbers of goals, trophies or record dt messi gat.
he peaked on his young age doesn't guarantee him lasting longer n dts why the word "consistency" isnt easy to gain..

Kingcalls:


U are delusional...thats y no one cares about these awards and ratings ... so in other words , he has been better than every single Premiership player this season and even better than benzema ... this way is the reason y he has an undeserved 7 balon dor ... its certain there is a hierarchy that has been pushing messi down everyone's throat by force....

kiddo....the topic said he is the 3rd rated performing player in Europe "based on match ratings calculated"
and not the best player in Europe.....use ur head read naa

paulolee:

kiddo....the topic said he is the 3rd rated performing player in Europe "based on match ratings calculated"
and not the best player in Europe.....use ur head read naa

Even with the rating he is still trash... can cant even b close to top 50 in Europe..... so his ratings are better than benzemas .... only ogogoto drinking fellows will believe this trash

francisabara:



I will Advice mod to check the authenticity of this thread before we mislead people.

The source is fake site which is prohibited in nairaland. I think the op should be ban.


God bless obembet

If you read the article you would see that all that write up was based on stats from whoscored, is whoscored not reputable?

Ofunwa111:




Sportbible , is this how they intend to draw traffic to their site ?

The core of the content is from whoscored they just explained it.

paulolee:

there u go again...when mbappe clocks 34, he can never meet the numbers of goals, trophies or record dt messi gat.
he peaked on his young age doesn't guarantee him lasting longer n dts why the word "consistency" isnt easy to gain..

Don't say that, u never can tell ....besides , mbappe is fighting to the top....messi had it easy ....

Kingcalls:


Don't say that, u never can tell ....besides , mbappe is fighting to the top....messi had it easy ....

mbappe is fighting n messi had it easy?? guy abeg no start dis baby talk

2dominate:

The core of the content is from whoscored they just explained it.

And so ? Does the content look sane to you ?

paulolee:

guy..visit the site n learn more...who did the calculations compiled all players ratings from each match..

Oh okay

ThierryJay:
Obembet and Lala wouldnt see this one now. Na to be forming village witch on top Messi dem know.

Whoscored ratings are algorithm based using weights attached to set parameters and as such they are very objective.

It just means that we have taken Messi's performances for granted, such that a good display for other players will be bad for Messi. Unlike ignorant fans and emotional pundits, Whoscored will not erase all the good work you've done just because you missed a penalty such as against Madrid. It will consider everything.

be honest with yourself, this rating is pure bias, how? This present messi that all football lovers are seeing in psg? This is over rated, this is too bad for football, I now believe that messi is been help to achieve most of the things he achieved in football. How is messi rated above benzima? That rating is bias.